Havelaar Bison: Canada Comes Up With An All-Electric Pickup

The Havelaar Bison sees an all-electric powertrain popping up under the hood of a practical pickup truck. And it’s from Canada.

One may not differ in opinion if told that going green is the need of the hour. Brands across the globe are busy in laying the foundation for an electric revolution by working on hybrid and all-electric models capable of eventually replacing their gasoline counterparts. However, Canada-based manufacturer Havelaar chooses to differ and intends to make their mark with Bison, their all-electric pickup truck.

The Bison runs on a fully-electric powertrain comprising of a dual-motor (front and rear) setup designed to power up all four wheels from a 40 kWh battery pack, that offers an impressive driving range of 186 miles on a single charge.

The Havelaar Bison has a claimed range of 186 miles and the manufacturer has re-emphasized that the pickup was built to endure Canada’s cold weather and harsh terrain. Constructed around a carbon-fiber-reinforced steel chassis , Bison offers 46 cubic feet of exterior cargo space and another 18 cubic feet of lockable storage.

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The exterior styling isn’t going to win any design awards. But it’s a serviceable design which has borrowed cues from some of the popular pickups in the market right now. The cabin has a large touchscreen display at the centre that reminds one of those found in various Tesla models.

Built in partnership with the University of Toronto, the Havelaar E-Pickup truck is yet to get a well-laid out production plan. A report in New Atlas has some more details on the truck than the official site. The report includes a couple of additional info coming from Havelaar Canada’s VP of Engineering, Nathan Armstrong.

"The composite body construction which utilizes the latest in low volume, high tech environmentally responsible manufacturing methods. The blend, comprised of carbon and glass fibers, is used primarily in the prototype production series but will be tested in hail conditions in Canada. If successful we could have a hail-proof truck by 2020."

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The aforementioned report also speaks of a nine-camera system which provides a 360-degree view of the surroundings, a 2020 launch of 100 units to municipalities and fleet operators and a 2021 launch of the production version with a starting price of $60,000. That’ll be Canadian dollars, gentlemen.